For a mediocre Hunting Companion, "Water Dog" and "Game Dog" (R.A.Wolters) are some OK books.
For a GREAT Hunting Dog, go with the "10 Minute Retriever" (J. and A. Dahl)
For aSUPERB Hunting Dog and one that would also so very well in Hunt Tests, go with the "SmartWork" series of books (E. Graham).



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